Pendulum Summit founder Frankie Sheahan has told Independent.ie of his delight at the strength of the offering at this year's conference.

The summit has grown exponentially since it was founded in 2013, and Sheahan says he is thrilled to see the impact it is having on the conference delegates.

"In other years we had a keynote speaker that everyone was here to see. This year we have so many that everyone is being struck by a different speakers."

Sheahan said that over the summit had attracted around 6,500 delegates who have travelled from all over the world to attend.

He estimates that the summit could raise as much as €20m for the local economy.

He said that with regards to Brexit, people tend to be "delving into the negative far higher than the positives. Yes deal with the challenges, but also put the energy into the opportunities. Many of the corporations appear to be frozen when it comes to Brexit."